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Irvin ‘Butch’ Callery, former mayor and commisioner, dead at 83

Irvin T. “Butch” Callery, who served as mayor for two Northern Kentucky cities, died Sunday. He was 83. His lifetime of public service sprang from an effort to keep his beloved Covington neighborhood, Latonia, safe from pollution. In the late 1970s Callery was worried about how a proposal to build coal docks on the Licking […]

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Athens Mayor Girtz touts safety efforts in State of the Community address

The February beating death of 22-year-old Athens nursing student Laken Riley on a running trail near the University of Georgia’s Lake Herrick, allegedly at the hands of an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant, was at the top of Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz’s 2024 State of the Community address released Friday on the local government’s website. Also […]

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Bridge collapse latest challenge for Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott

No one had seen a big-city mayor quite like Brandon Scott before. He was 36 when he won his race in Baltimore in November 2020. In a city half a century older than the United States, Scott became the youngest mayor in its history. Of course, no one had seen a November like the one […]

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Brigitte García, Ecuador’s youngest mayor, found shot to death

Ecuador’s youngest mayor and her press officer were found Sunday shot to death in a vehicle amid an ongoing state of emergency, police said. Brigitte García, the 27-year-old mayor of San Vicente and member of the left-wing Citizen Revolution Party, was found alongside her advisor, Jairo Loor, in the vehicle, Ecuadorian police said in a […]

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As Memphis crime grows, mayor creates Black Mayors’ Coalition on Crime

When Paul Young was sworn in as the mayor of Memphis more than two months ago, he vowed to find ways to improve public safety in the city. It’s a tough task. The city is still recovering, a year after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old FedEx worker by five Memphis police officers. That […]

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In wake of slain Las Cruces Police officer, Mayor Eric Enriquez prioritizes outreach court

As city leaders started the budget process for Fiscal Year 2025, the recent death of Las Cruces Police Department officer Jonah Hernandez was still top of mind. Mayor Eric Enriquez and Mayor Pro Temp Johana Bencomo opened last week’s two-day budget retreat by highlighting the need to add positions in the municipal court to help […]

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Cathy Cummings, Vito’s Ristorante owner, dies after cancer battle

Cathy Cummings, former mayor of The Village, respected restaurateur, and loving wife and mother, has died after a battle with gallbladder cancer. She was 62. Cummings’ husband, Sean Cummings, who owns Sean Cummings Irish Restaurant in Oklahoma City, announced her death Sunday on social media. More:‘Quit trying to get approval from people,’ Cathy Cummings said “If […]

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Corpus Christi’s first female mayor laid to rest Saturday

A woman in a black floral blouse walked up to Betty Turner’s funeral service before a large crowd gathered at Seaside Memorial Park Saturday. Turner died at the end of January. She was 92. The woman held her hands in front of her while staring at Turner’s coffin. “Goodbye, Betty,” the woman said before returning […]

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Clifton tabs Chris D’Amato to fill Lauren Murphy’s council seat | #citycouncil

Clifton’s City Council appointed Chris D’Amato on Tuesday to fill temporarily fill the seat of the late three-term Councilwoman Lauren Murphy, who died on Jan. 13 after losing her battle against pancreatic cancer. It was up to the council decide whether to abide by past practices and appoint the person who in the last general […]

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Clifton NJ not ready to fill Councilwoman Lauren Murphy’s seat | #citycouncil

CLIFTON — After the death of Councilwoman Lauren Murphy on Saturday, her colleagues said they will have to decide how to deal with the council vacancy, but not until a suitable mourning period has passed. Ahead of Tuesday night’s meeting, council members said they had no plan to discuss the vacancy, just their late colleague. […]